TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 1:00 PM AP-20260000009569 19(1)(a)/93 Shayna Ormsby, Beneficiaries of the Henare Hull Whānau Trust Paeroa East No 4B No 2E No 3B No 2B block and Henare Hull whānau trust – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Hurihia Hull ahu whenua trust SP9 1:00 PM AP-20260000007819 19(1)(a)/93 Hurihia Hull Ahu Whenua T...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20260000004755 58/93 Garry Watson, Rachell Mio, Heke Collier, and Katene Williams Appeal 2026/13 - Torere Pa Reserve & other blocks (Torere Reserves Trust) and a decision as to recusal made at 363 Waiariki MB 47-58 on 12/2/2026 - Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Tania Van Der Broek, Brent Day, Diana Anderson, Rawinia Mariner, Ngaroma Rewi and Rangi Williams) SP2 10.00 AM AP-20260000004756 59/93 Garry...
Documents/Panui/1.-SP-1-2-APPEAL2026-13-14-Torere-Reserve-Trust-amended-22.6.2026.pdf (117 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 10:00 AM AP-20230000031094 AP-20230000031098 241/93 Tai Wiremu Kerekere He whakamutunga atu i te Wiremu Kerekere Whānau Trust me Te Haumihiata Sarah Kerekere Whānau Trust Termination of the Wiremu Kerekere Whānau Trust and Te Haumihiata Sarah Kerekere Whānau Trust SP5 1:00 PM AP-20260000004861 19/93 Elias Juan Manuel Herupara A1D2 - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threat...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP19 10:10 AM AP-20260000008343 19/93 Joey Te Ao Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner Jnr Matapihi 1A3C2A2 Ahu Whenua Trust – Judicial Conference (Injunction (Respondents: Leighton John Faulkner and the Matapihi 1A3C2A2 Ahu Whenua Trust)) SP20 10:10 AM AP-20260000008370 18(1)(a)/93 Joey Te Ao Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner Jnr He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Matapihi 1...
Documents/Panui/23.-Waikato-Maniapoto-16-July-2026.pdf (133 kb)
Partition applications are covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court PŪRONGO Ā-TAU Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 2 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 Nau mai e…
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
If you are wanting to convert Māori customary land into freehold land, you can apply to the Court under section 132 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act. Only a small number of customary land blocks remain in Aotearoa New Zealand and they total less than 700 hectares.
NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 Ko te whakakape I pau te manawa me te kaha ki te whai i te tika me te pono o tēnei puka pānui, i tuhia, i whakatikaina, ā, i pānuitia i runga tonu i te mōhiotanga ko…
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-tereo.pdf (949 kb)
A huge effort has also been made to deal with aged section 45 applications, resulting in most being ordered or subject to reserve judgment.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
